#10
Mikhail Tal
Grandmaster • Latvia
auto_awesomeThe Magician from Riga
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You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.
GOAT Score (Net)128
Total Ballots128
Sport Rank#10
Days on Top0
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“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.”
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BornNovember 9, 1936
NationalityLatvia
TitleDeceased
StyleGrandmaster
trophy Achievements
- hotel_classWorld Chess Champion (1960–1961)